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Nerd. Mostly here for authors and cats.

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K.B. Spangler's avatar K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com
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“Look, it’s not a competition…”

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Scratch's avatar Scratch @scratchedagain.bsky.social
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It hadn't occurred to me that this was a thing I could do! Just signed up!

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Kevin Hearne's avatar Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social
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This is dang neato. I would do it—I’m a U.S. citizen so it ain’t foreign interference—but stamps in Canada are Uncheap. If you have the time to do a few of these though, it’s a Thing You Can Do to fight fascism. Maybe I’ll write a bunch, drive to the U.S. and buy postage there. YEAH ROAD TRIP

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Mina Li (she/her)'s avatar Mina Li (she/her) @codenameminali.bsky.social
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turns out my state is having a contest on "I Voted" sticker designs, and I would like to show you the most metal one by a middle schooler:

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stacy-marie ishmael's avatar stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social
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The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism is running a campaign to go entirely *tuition free*. If you want US media that is made by more
people with different kinds of experiences and backgrounds and languages, here’s where you can put your money:

www.journalism.cuny.edu/give-to-the-...

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Reactor (formerly Tor.com)'s avatar Reactor (formerly Tor.com) @reactorsff.bsky.social
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Over the course of 15 months and with 62 Lakota speakers involved, The Avengers has been dubbed fully into Lakota by the original cast:

reactormag.com/the-avengers...

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Katharine LaRonde's avatar Katharine LaRonde @katlaronde.bsky.social
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If the French defeat the Nazis and America doesn’t, we will have to retire some of our most cherished jokes.

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Sardonicus 's avatar Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu
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'Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the mid twentieth century, and remains stable for decades. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.' Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck by Ricky Jay and Rosamond Purcell

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Reports From Unknown Places's avatar Reports From Unknown Places @clever-reports.bsky.social
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We report: while it was raining earlier, it was much harder to imagine the type of cloud that was above our heads, by virtue of it being above our heads. Now that it has moved away, it looks even bigger with the way it rises into the atmosphere. It is still raining, somehow.

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Crafty Cow's avatar Crafty Cow @craftycow.bsky.social
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While everyone** is on a high with hope for the future... Can I interest you in a small struggling business with a hungry and very cute cat to feed... >>>>>
craftysharp.etsy.com

**OK not everyone
#CatsOfBluesky

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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In light of the latest round of bullshit in the NYT or WaPo or other "papers of note," I offer you Gen. Sherman's words: "You have heretofore read public sentiment in your newspapers, that live by falsehood and excitement; and the quicker you seek for truth in other quarters, the better."

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Romancing the Vote's avatar Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.bsky.social
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I also want to add some context to this from the #VoteRiders website.

$35 funds the cost of securing a vital document (such as their ID or birth certificate) for one voter

$50 pays for directly contacting 100 voters, targeted because they are likely to need ID help

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Scratch's avatar Scratch @scratchedagain.bsky.social
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Oh, absolutely you should! This was an immediate follow from me!

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skutch's avatar skutch @skutchdraws.bsky.social
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Lindsay Ellis has finally uploaded her essay about Yoko Ono and the Beatles to youtube and I was asked to draw the thumbnail illustration. Please check out Lindsay's video! It's some of her best work and I am honored to have been allowed to contribute a small part to it!

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Jim Zub's avatar Jim Zub @jimzub.bsky.social
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This photo is pure 2024.

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Katie Mack's avatar Katie Mack @astrokatie.com
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I still think this and I try to keep it in mind even while 80% of my feed is people expressing outrage and vitriol at anyone who isn’t wholeheartedly promoting some specific opinion about the best path forward for the world

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Scratch's avatar Scratch @scratchedagain.bsky.social
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A guy tried to do that to me by manspreading the last time I flew, and did not seem thrilled when I flatly refused to move my leg no matter how much his leaned on mine. He eventually gave up, but it was so annoying to have to bother with the whole deal at all.

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Laura the Oregon Artist's avatar Laura the Oregon Artist @zenbreeze.bsky.social
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I'm a little late but wanted to join in :-). Acrylic on canvas.

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Technology Connections's avatar Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social
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Happy independence day to all who remember why we declared independence and a very fuck off to those who think kings are good actually.

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Sarah J. Jackson's avatar Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social
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I will bring this one back every year

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Scratch's avatar Scratch @scratchedagain.bsky.social
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I grew up near a little town called Gnaw Bone, in Indiana.

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L O L G O P's avatar L O L G O P @lolgop.bsky.social
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This is a big reason there will never be a better chance to flip both statehouses in Arizona. We're almost 75% of the way to our 2024 goal of picking up those four key seats.

www.grapevine.org/giving-circl...

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Reports From Unknown Places's avatar Reports From Unknown Places @clever-reports.bsky.social
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We report about some of those special summer clouds that our expert describes as "cloud-like". The sunsets still run long and late; while we dip into Earth's shadow, we begin to see the outline of noctilucent clouds. We almost hear the clinking sounds of ice crystals.

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rahaeli 's avatar rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social
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If you are going to be protesting anywhere near the Republican National Convention, write the NLG number on your stomach in Sharpie (not your arm: cops use that as "evidence of premeditation"). They are fucking superheroes. Give them money to keep being superheroes: www.nlg.org/donate/

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niqaeli torres's avatar niqaeli torres @niqaeli.bsky.social
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Having looked at the details: Decatur, Georgia, you’re up right now, they are actively recruiting there! Mineola, New York, you’re on deck, they’ve got you listed but flagged as ‘not yet recruiting’. The intranasals look to be our best hope(s) for a sterilising covid vaccine, so this is important!

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Greg Pak's avatar Greg Pak @gregpak.bsky.social
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You could also call up your US rep and demand they join AOC in this move for impeachment. Can't pass the R House, but they HAVE to use their bully pulpit and rally the public. www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/01/a...

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John Bull's avatar John Bull @garius.bsky.social
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2nd July 1863. Battle of Gettysburg. For perhaps the only time in the entire war the Confederates seem to be winning. Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee. This is the moment on which the war depends /1

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Bree Lundberg ✨'s avatar Bree Lundberg ✨ @breelundberg.com
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For Disability Pride Month I’m once again begging for more artists to start considering accessibility and add alt text to your images. It helps low/no vision folks, neurodivergent folks, and more. Plus alt text shows up in searches! There’s a toggle in settings so you won’t forget. 👇

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